Larvae of Polyommatus icarus Rott. were reared on inflorescences of Trifolium repens. The
three main flavonoid components of flower extracts, quercetin-3-O-galactoside, its 6 ″-O …

Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) sequester flavonoids from their larval food
and store these pigments as part of their adult wing colouration. Insects were reared on 10 …

Larvae of the lycaenid butterfly Polyommatus icarus were reared on inflorescences of
Coronilla varia and Medicago sativa, which are rich in flavonoids. Twelve different …

Larvae of the lycaenid butterfly Polyommatus bellargus were reared on leaves of Coronilla
varia that are rich in flavone C-glycosides. Six flavonoids including isovitexin and isoorientin …

Caterpillars of Polyommatus icarus were reared on inflorescences of Vicia villosa, a plant
species acceptable for larval development, but not used as food source in nature. Vicia …

Nine flavonoids, namely, kaempferol, kaempferol 7-rharanoside, kaempferol 3-rhamnoside,
kaempferol 3-glucoside, kaempferol 3-glucoside, 7-rhamnoside, quercetin 3-glucoside …

We report on the first case in which sequestered secondary plant compounds determine an
insect's external appearance in the ultraviolet spectrum and thereby influence visually …

Analyses of two-dimensional chromatographic flavonoid patterns of butterflies reared on
different grass species have shown that the flavonoid pattern of Melanargia galathea is …

Melanargia galathea L. from four different populations were classified into three categories,
white, cream, and yellow, according to the background color of their wings. The flavonoid …

The flavonoid pattern of larvae of cabbage white butterfly (Pieris brassicae L.; Lepidoptera:
Pieridae) reared on the leaves of tronchuda cabbage was analysed by HPLC-DAD-MS/MS …